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CASH REGISTER, MEMORANDUM APPLIANGE, AND THE LIKE.

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CASH-REGISTER, MEMORANDUM RPLIANGE, All!) THE LIKE.

Speci'cation on Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 13, 1914..`

Application led April 16, 1312. Serial No. 891,084..

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that we, ARTHUR' WATER- HOUsE COOKE and NICHOLAS. CHAnnEe CoOKE, subjects of the Kin of Great Britain, residing in Rock erry, in the count of Chester, in the Kingdom of En land, ave invented certain new and usefu Improvements in and Relating to Cash-Re sters, Memorandum Appliances, and the like, of which the following is a spp eciicatlon.

This invention relates to apparatus for use in recording business transactions and y l the frent'part' of the.

so forth as inA cash registers, check tills', check registers, memorandum appliances and the like. f

The invention relates more particularly to the class of such apparatus in which amovable record sheet-is used which sheet cornes under an aperture in thecase 0f the apparatus so as to receive a written record, and' is then fed forward. lApparatus of vthis class are generally known as iautographici. 1recorders, registers, or the like.

One object o f the invention 1s to provide in such apparatus :1n-improved arrangement for varying the extent to which the record sheet is fed forward after'each record has been made. l

Another object of this invention is t0 combine means for automatically giving an additional feed to the record sheet at-intervals, with means for varying the extent of feeding forward of the record sheet.

Another Object of this invention is to plo vide improved means for automatically .feeding forward the record sheet at intervals so as to provide blank spaces in the column of items on the said sheet. Further objects of the invention willvbe made evident by the followin detailed description ofthe embodiment o the invention shown in the accompanying drawings.y

In these' drawings Figurel ifs a ver tical longitudinal section of a till embodyingthe preferred form of this invention, the section being taken on the line 1 1l of' Fig. 3. Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the till', part being in section on the line 2 2 of"Fi g. l. Fig.'3' is a horizontal section taken on` the line 3 3 of Fig. l.V Fi 4, is a vertical 'ne 4 4. of Fig. 1. Fig. 5- is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3 'and Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical longitudinal 'sections'ofthe front part of Ythe till, taken on tlielinev v 5 looking in the direction opposite to' t ,atl 'indicated'byzthe arrows attached to that line. 8 is a section on line y8 8o flllg. 4; anf'lig. 9 1s 4an eievatier'r 'at right-angles to' the plane 4of Fig. `8. These 'two' 'igures'show on an enlarged scale pla At the, mechanism by which the paper.l 1s 'fed forward. Fig. .1Q 'shows a detail of the' mechanism by which the drawer's pre` vented 'from bei,` g opened when no key'isy depressed.

"The'till drawer a is, as usual, arranged in l p s .ti1l,`and inthe upper parten 'aperture bis provided tof permit access' to. be ebtalnedto'the paper ribbon c j 91@ ghe-purpose f 'writing' the amounts 'paid :into'the till.. 1n accordance with the pres- ,fentf'inve'ntion this aperture is ef considerable lengthl in the direction' o'f movement of the ribben 0f. paper. so. es t0, ptov'le Spa@ for 'writln a serles' of entries to' enable'the ymat- Qter'to' `e reeorde'd. In Qrdel': lto make clear what ,Spese 1S te'be 'e'uiie'd by each lir 011 the' ,apen fhe'apflre. b iS preferably gp'rovid'e I, with cross' wires or other dividingA gmea'ns, as s own` in Fig. 2- and the spaces `are numbered. ln the' example/illustrated itwelve spaces 'are provided, and twelve keys correspondingly numbered are arranged' ,at the front ofthe machine. When all the 1temgs t0 i operator depresses' the key Z bearing the 'number eorresp'onding to the last 'line on which he 'has written. He then draws Out the drawer o and this causes the paper ribbon to drawny forward to an extent Corresponding to 'the' n limber of lines` written, so 'that none of 'these remain in' yview throughpthef aperture'.'A I

E. 'In thearr'angement illustrated two ribbons ofpap'er are used, so thatby inserting a piece f 'transfer peper betweethem; a duplieate of the entries can'befmade. The supply 'rolls of paper are -mounted'at the rear of the machine'and lare indicated by e and e?. Eaoh'of these rolls is'providedwith aber f for preventing the rolls frornbecomirrgunwound pr slack. The two ribbons of p "perf pass to the front of the `machine- ,..ere they travel together around are? ne baffi a, 'no een pas 'over' #henne 'if he'. upper. rrbbon. beingithere exposed in the aperture,- Q, @Troni this pointf"'t11e ribbons nass, @einer feedollsj and 52th,@ loner alla 9J? were; 2f 1S. einen. br the feeding be' entered-have been Written'down,

mechanism. These rolls are arranged so as to tightly grip the paper between them so as to avoid slipping. The upper roll j is preferably mounted in spring bearings, for instance as shown at ,'Fig 8, for the purpose of insuring the desired degree of pressure between the rolls 7' and j'. After pacsing between these rolls the two ribbons are j separated, one of them being wound up at 10 la and the other at k2. The rolls e', e2, k', k2 are of course niountedY so that they may readilybe removed for the purpose of inserting' or tala'ng oft rolls of paper. The rolls 1: and k2 will preferably be separated by a partition which is not shown, so that access can only be obtained to them through different doors,j which permits of providing that a person who has access to one of the rolls cannot have access to the other.

ranged da Yset of sliding bars Z which have attached to their rear ends upstanding cam pieces m. There is a bar Z corresponding to each of the numbered keys-d. The pieces m work between guide bars a and the upper surfaces of these guide bars serve as sup' ports for the fiat bars Z. Between the bars n at the front part of the machine lie the -key actuated levers o. YNear the end of each of these levers is pivotally mounted a short bafp, see Figs. f 1, 6 and 7.V When the drawer is closed all the bars Z and pieces m are in their rear positions, and the rear ends Y of the levers o lie between'the gllide bars n beneath the front ends of the bars Z, this position being shown in Fig. 1. When the key Z is depressed the lever o turns about the upper edge of the bar g and its rear end strikes against the underV surface of the front end of the bar Z. This latter is provided with a hook 1t the upper surface of which in the closed position of the drawer supports a pivotal bar s of L-section which is attached to the drawer a. The upward movement of the rear Aend of the lever o is accordingly limited, soV that it can only slightly exceed the extent shown in Fig. 6. As the rearend of the lever o is raised, the longer arm of the bar p falls, and comes into the position shown in Fig. 6, then acting as a strut to maintain the lever o, the bar Z and the transverse bar s in the positions shown in Fig.V 6. On one end of the transverse bar s is .a projection s', see Fig. 10, which when the bar is in its lower position, lies behind a. catch t arranged at the .right- V hand side of the machine, see Figs. 3, 6 and 7. The location of the projection s behind theA catch't prevents the opening of the drawer (L. It will be seen however that when the bar s has been raised into the position shown in Fig. 6, the projection s is lifted above the catch t Yso that the drawer can then be drawn out. YDuring the iirst part of the outward movement of the drawer, the

In the lower part of the machine Yis ar-L hook 1' on the raised bar Z engages over the edge of a transverse plate u attached to the drawer a. The pivotal bar s then falls to the position shown in. Fig. 7., About the same time another transverse bar 'v carried by the drawer a strikes against the upper end of the bar p and turns this bar from the vertical position, as shown in. Fig. 7 so that the lever 0 then falls and the key d returns to its raised position. '.lhe drawer then completes its forward movement tak-v ing with it the bar Z and its cam piece m. ln the course of its movement the front surface of the piece m strikes against one of the teeth of a comb-like structure 'fw attached at each end to crank' arms 'w' which are mounted fast on the shaft *2112. The movement of the piece m causes the comb w to be raised, thus turning the shaft 1112.

It will be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 4 that the comb lw does not lie in a straight line across the machine, but is curved so that the pieces'm near the right-hand side 0f the machine'will strike the comb at earlier points in their forward movements than the-pieces situated near the left hand side of the machine. The teeth of the comb *fw are so positioned and the pieces m are so shaped that theV angleof movement of the shaft wz when the drawer is drawn forward is proportional tothe number on the key d which is depressed., Y

Instead of forming the transverse member ,fw as a comb, it might be made as a plain bar curved tothe shape. of the comb. The rea# son for providing teeth is that in the ar- .rangement illustrated upward extensions ofV the bars a are provided at the rearto assist -in guiding thev pieces m, and it is necessary for the parts of the member 'w against which `the pieces fm, strike to pass between'the upward extensions of the bars As a further falternative the member fw might be straight instead of curved, the diiference inthe extent of its movement being produced by suitably shaping the different pleces m. The moveiment of the shaft L02 which takes place when a piece fm, comes against artooth of the comb fw produces the feeding forward of the paper ribbons, as will be hereinafter explained.

At one side of the underneath part of the drawer a.. there is arranged a downwardly extending piece a', see Figs. '1` and 5. The front end of this piece is normally in engagement with the roller fI/fwhich'is -attached by means of a forked link y to a spring'y2; `Through the forked part of the link yv passes a flat bar g3 which extends to the rear of the machine, and has near its front end a downwardly extending portion. As the 125 drawer is moved forward the roller y is caused to travel along the bar ys, the spring y2 being extended and exerting a retractiv'e force on the drawer. When the 'drawer has Imoved forward to a certain extent'the roller 130 y passes on to the downwardly inclined por-- vthe spring y2 comes into action to assist the completion of the return movement of the drawer. As reviously indicated the hook 1- on the raised) bar l remains in engagement with the transverse plate u durin the whole `of the forward/movement -of the rawer. As

soon as the drawer commences its return movement, the plate u is moved out of the hook 1' and travels a short distance without imparting movement to the bar l. It then p strlkes against the projection Z on the bar Z,

and remains in contact with this projection during the rest of the rearward movement, so that the bar Z and the piece m are returned to their original dpositions.

A device is provide on the drawer to prevent it from being partially drawn out, and then returned, since if this were possible the drawer could be opened and closed again without the paper feeding device being actuated to the extent desired. The form of device shown in the drawings is a reversible pawl e which coperates with a rack z". The

awl is mounted on the casing and the rack 1s on the drawer e and is of such a length and is vso located on the drawer, that in the extreme positions of the latter, the pawl falls clear of the end of the rack so that it can reverse its direction of inclination, so as to be equally operative during the next movement of the drawer in the opposite direction.

The feed roller which is positively driven is actuated from the rotatable shaft previously mentioned by gearing which preferably gives a considerably greater angular movement to the roller than that made by the rotatable shaft, and the gearing comprises a ratchet or equivalent device which insures that the rotatable shaft only transmits motion to the feed roll when moving in one direction. In the arrangement shown in the drawings the shaft wz is provided with a ratchet wheel lw3 which during the upward movement of the crank arms w drives by means of its pawls a toothed wheel lo4 which gears with a pinion `7'2 which is fast on a sleeve working on the shaft j also carrying the toothed wheel j which gears with the pinion j. The ratchet wheel 'w3 provides that the crank arm lw only imparts motion to the driving gear during its upward movement, and a ratchet wheel lwl5 on the other side of the toothed wheel fw provides for the locking ofthis lwheel, -so that 'it cannot take -part in the lreturn movement of the shaft co2.

In order to produce at intervals a blank space in the column of items on the ribbons, meansare provided for turning the. feed roller j at intervals in excess of the movement imparted by the operation of the crank arm fw. This excess movement` is brought about by a member which is con` n trolled by the feed mechanism so as to be. released at intervals thereby. It preferably receives its movement from the drawer. In the arrangement illustrated this additional movement is given by the action of the weighted arm js which normally stands in.; the raised position shown in Fig. l, but is adapted to be released at intervals and to then fall toward the position shown in Figs. 8 and 9. This arm j? is fast on the shaft i6 on which is also mounted the ratchet wheel 5;'7. As the arm falls to its lower position, the ratchet wheel i7 turns with it, the teeth 4slipping under the pawl j which is mounted on the toothed wheel js. On the under side of the arm je is a curved bar jm which, when the arm is in its lower position, projects into the path of the side piece of the drawer a, which is extended to a sufficient distance to the rear for it to strike against the bar jl, and lift the arm 7'8 to its upper position, :95 when the drawer is closed. During this lifting movement the shaft je with ,the ratchet wheel j7 are of course turned and motion is imparted to the wheel js by means of the pawl j". This causes the pinion j* and the roller j to turn.

When the arm js is raised its end'presses against and finally rides over a spring catch 11 which retains it in its upper position. This spring catch is carried by the bar 12 105 which slides in a guide 13 and is normally held by a spring in the position in which it engages the end of the arm js. The lower end of the bar 12 lies in the path of a projection 141 carried by the toothed wheel wt, see Fig. 8. When this projection 14 comes into the position shown in Fig.- 8, it presses Y against the end of the bar 12 and further movement of the wheel fw* by means of the l crank arm w causes the projection le to l11a force back the bar 12 against the action of its spring, and removethe catch 11 from beneath the end of the arm js, allowing it to fall. This releaseof the catch takes place during the opening of the drawer, so that the arm is is at once returned to its upper positionwhen the drawer is closed again.

In order that the rollers lc and 702. may take up the proper ribbons as they are fed forward by the rollers j and j', a driving' connection is arranged between the shaft of the rollerj' and the rollers k and k2. As illustrated this. drivin connection consists of belts 15 and 15 w ich pass around the lend of the roller j and around the pulleys on the shafts of the rollers k2 and lo" teeth which are adapted to lit in corresponding teeth on sleeves 16 which can slide longitudinally on the shaft, but are not free to rotate relative thereto, since there is a pin on the sha-ft working in a longitudinal kslot in the sleeve. i The teeth of each pair tof sleeves are normally kept in engagement by means of a spring 17. These frictional couplings are so designed that if there is a t tendency to wind up "the paper on to the rollers lo and c"faster than the feed rollers j and j deliver the paper, the couplings will slip, the sleeves 16 being forced away from the pulleys, so that the teeth of one sleeve can slide over the teeth of the adjacent sleeve.

` We declare that what we claim is l. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a sliding drawer acltuating said feeding means, means for pre` venting the return of said drawer until it rhas been drawn out to vthe desired extent so that it travels on each occasion through the same distance, means for varying the extent of the movement transmitted from the drawer to the feeding means, a series of con` trolling members actin upon the said varying means, each of sai controlling members producing a different degree of variation.

2. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a support for the strip during the writing of the record, means adjacent to said support for indicating the length of the strip occupi-ed by each record,l

a sliding drawer actuating said feeding means, means for preventing the return of said drawer until it has been drawn out to the desired point so as to necessitate a movement ofthe dravventlirough the same distance on each occasion, means for varying the extent of the movement transmitted from the drawer to the feeding means, a series of controlling members acting upon the said varying means, said members bearing` marks corresponding to marks on said indicating means so that the selection of the controlling member to be actuated may be made in accordance'with the-extent of the strip occupied by the record.

3. An appliance of the kind described comprising a casing inclosing the record receivi'ng strip, said casing having'ian aperture through which access can be obtained to the strip `for the purpose of making a record.

thereon, indicatin means adjacent to said aperture for showing the length of the strip occupied by each record, said indicating means bearing a series of marks, one for each arbitrary unit of length of strip, means for feeding forward the strip, a sliding drawer in said casing actuating said feedingmeans, means for preventing the return of the said drawer until it has Jbeen drawn out to the desired point so as to necessitate a movement of the drawer through the same distance on each occasion, means for varying the extent of the movement transmitted from the drawer to the feeding means, means for controlling said varying means,

said controlling means comprising a series.

of members bearin marks corresponding to the marks onthe indicating means so that the controlling member can be selected to correspond with the length of the strip occufpied by a record.

4e.' An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a sliding drawer ac- A rotatable shaft, for actuating the feeding means, a crank member carried by said shaft, a series of sliding members engaging with said crank member and each imparting a different degree of movement to it, a further sliding member andmeans for connecting to said member at will any one of the series of'separate sliding members.

6. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record Areceiving strip, means, comprising a rotatable shaft, for actuating the feeding means, a crank member carried by said shaft, a series of sliding members engaging with said crank member and each imparting a different degree of movement to it, a further sliding` member, means for connecting to said member at will any one of the series of separate sliding members, a series of keys, one corresponding to each of said separate sliding members, and means controlled by each of said keys for actuating the said connecting means.

7. An appliance `of the kind described rotatable shaft, for actuating man@ 5, shaft, a series of separate sliding members acting upon said crank member and each imparting a different degree of movement thereto, a sliding drawer, a series of separate connecting means, a series of keys one correi 10. spending to each ofsaid separate sliding 1x5; actuation thereby.

record receiving strip, means,

members and means \controlled Iby each of said keys for bringing into action the correspondin connectin means to connect one of the siding mem ers to the drawer for e 8:'An appliance of the vkind described comprising mebns for feeding forward a comprising a rotatable shaft, for actuating means, ra series of separate sliding members sliding members when 1t is -m0ved, said moving transversely to said shaft and all adaptedto be moved to the same extent, a curved crank member attached to said shaft and adapted to be engaged by each of said crank member by reason of its curved form being moved to a different extent by each of I a said sliding members, ,and means for imparting motion to any one of said sliding members at Will.

9. An appliance of the kind described, comprising in combination means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a series ofseparate sliding members each imparting tosaidfeeding means, at each operation, a

movement of an extent different from those imparted by the other members, a movable actuating member, and means for coupling at will any one of said sliding membersrto 10i the actuating member, so that said sliding member may transmit a movement of a determined extent from the actuating member to the feeding means.

l0. An appliance of the kind described,

45. comprising in combination means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a seriesy of separate sliding'members each imparting to said feeding means, at each operation, a movement of an extent different from those imparted by the other members, a movable actuating member, means for coupling at will any one of said sliding members to the actuating member, so that said sliding member may transmit a movement of a deteri mined extent from the actuating member to the feeding means, and a set of keys controlling said coupling means.

1l. An appliance of the kind described,

comprising in combination means for'feed- 6'0 ing forward a record receiving strip, a'series of separate sliding members each imparting to said feeding means, at each operation, a movement of an extent different from those imparted by the other members, a movable actuatingv member, means for coupling at the feedingv rwill any one of said sliding members to the actuating member, se that said sliding member may transmit a movement of a determined extent from the actuating member to `the feeding means, means for locking said actuating member against movement, and means for taking the locking means out of action when the coupling means is actuated.

=comprising in combinationI means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a series `of sliding members each, at each operation, imparting tosaid feeding means a movement of an extent different from those im- 'parted by the other members, a movable actuating member, means for locking said actuating member against movement, a set of fkeys, means controlled by said keys for coul'pling any one of the sliding members to the actuating member and, at the same time, :taking out of action the locking means.

13'. An 'appliance of the kind described, comprising in combination means for feedlinglforward a record receiving strip, indicating means located adjacent to the place at which the record is made on the strip,l said i'ndicating means serving to show the length v:of-"the strip occupied by each record when it Ahas been made, a series of sliding members, each, at each operation, imparting to the said feedingmeans a movement of an extent different from those imparted by the other slidling members, a movable actuating member, a set of keys, one corresponding to each of -said sliding members, and each bearing a mark corresponding to a mark on the indicating means,and means controlled by said 'keys for coupling any one of said slidingl members to the actuating member, so that said sliding member may transmit a movement of determined extent from the actuating member to the feeding means. j 14. An appliance of the kind described ycomprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a movable actuating member, a `series of transmitting members adapted to transmit different degrees of movement to the feeding means, means for coupling the transmitting members to the yactuating member, said means comprising a, 'projection on the actuating member, a hook on each of the transmitting members and means yfor engaging said hooks with said Projection.

15. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a movable actuating member, a series of transmitting members adapted to transmit dilferent degrees of movement to the feeding means, means for coupling the transmitting members to the actuating member, said means comprising. a projection dn said actuating member, a hook on each of said transmitting members, :a set of keys one corresponding to each 12. An appliance of the kind described,"

' by each of said keys for and means actuated engaging the'hook of the corres onding transmitting member with the projection on the actuatlng memtrdnsmitting member,

16. An"appliance of the kind l described comprising :means for fee forward a record receiving strip, a mova le actuating member, a series of Atransmitting members adapted to transmit; dierent degrees of movement to the feeding means, means for couplingv thev transmitting 'members to the actuating member, said means. comprising a projection on' the lactuating member, a hook on each of "said transmitting members, means for movingV any one of said hooks into the path of the said projection, and means for supporting any one of said hooks when so adjusted until the movement of the actuating member engages the hook with the projection.

17. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feedin forward a record receiving strip, a mova le actuating member, a series of members for transmitting movement from-said actuating member to said feeding means, a projection on said v actuating member, a hook on each of said transmitting members, a set of keys one corresponding to each of said transmitting members, levers connected. with said keys and acting upon the hooks of the transm1tting 'members so that as a key is depressed the corresponding hook is raised into the path ofthe projection on the actuating member.

18. An`appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward' a record receiving strip, a movable actuating member, a series of members for transmitting movement from said actuating member to said feeding means, a projection on said actuating member, a hook 0n each of said transmitting members, a set of keys one corresponding to each of said transmitting members, levers connected with said keys and acting upon the hooks of the transmitting members so that as a key'is depressed the correspondinghook is raised into tbe path' of the projection on the actuating member, means for retaining each lever in position to support thehook in the path of the projection until the actuating member is moved, and means carried by said actuating member for putting said retaining means out of action.

19. An appliance of the kind described comprisingm'eans for feeding forward a' record receiving strip, a movable actuating member, a series of members transmitting motion from said actuating member to said feeding means, means for locking said actuating member against move nt, a projection on said actuating member, a hook on each of said transmitting members, means feeding means,

for moving any one of said-hooks into the path of said projection and at the same time taking out of action the locking means.

20. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feedingY forward a record receiving strip, a sliding drawer' adapted to s`erve as the actuating member for said feeding means, a set of members transmitting motion from said drawer to said feeding mechanism, means for locking said drawer in the closed position, means for coupling any one of said transmitting members to the said m'awer, a series of keys controlling said coupling means and said locking means.

21. An appliance of tbe kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receivlng strip, a sliding drawer adapted to serve as the actuating member for said a set of members transmitting motion from said drawer to said feeding mechanism, a pivotal locking member on said drawer, a projection on said drawer, a hook on each of said transmitting members, said books lying adjacent to said pivotal member when in the locking position, means for bringing any one of said hooks into engagement with the said projection, and at the same time turning said pivotal member out of the locking position.

22. An appliance of them'nd described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, an actuating member, means for transmitting motion from said actuating member to said feeding means, means for coupling said actuating member with said transmitting means, said coupling means comprising a plurality of hooks and a projection adapted to be engaged thereby, a series of controlling members for said coupling means, a lever actuated by each of said controlling members and acting upon one offsaid hooks, a pivotal bar carried by each of said levers and serving as a strut to support the lever and hook during the coupling operation, and means carried by the Vactuating member for turning said pivotal bars out of the supporting position after the coupling has been effected. 23. An appliance of the-kind dmcribed 115 comprising in combination means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, manuallycontrolled means for adjustingwthe extent of the feed which takes place at each actuation of the feeding means, and means for automatically increasing at intervals the A extent of the feed beyond that determined by the manually controlled means.

24. An appliance of the kind described,

comprising in combination means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, manually controlled means for adjusting the extent of feed which is to take place at each actuation of the feeding means, and means controlled by the said feeding means for mis-,75e

automatically, increasing, at* intervals, the extent of the feed beyond: that determined by the manually controlled means. l

25. An appliance of the kind described, comprising in combination means for feeding fprwa'rdl a record receiving strip, manually conf rolled meansfor adjusting the eX- tent of eed which is to take place at each actuation of the feeding means, and means controlled b the movement of the stri for automatical y increasing the extent of) the feed beyond that determined by the manually controlled means, so that an additional feed occurs at regular intervals in the travel of the strip. j

26. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, indicating means located adjacent to the place at which the record is made on the strip, said indicating means showing the length of strip occupied by each record, manually controlled means for adjusting the extentof the feed which takes place at each actuation of the feeding means,

the adjustment being adapted to be made in accordance with the indications of the indicating means, and means for automatically increasing the extent of the feed at intervals 'beyond that determined'by the manually controlled means with the object of producing intervals a blank space in the column of records on the strip.

2'?. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, an actuating member for said feeding means, a pivotal member operatively connected with said feeding means, means for bringing said pivotal member at intervals into the path of the actuating member so that the pivotal member receives motion from the actuating member and transmits this motion to the feeding mechanism so as to produce an additional movement thereof.

28. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, an operating member carried by the feeding means', means for imparting movement to said member, means for retaining said member against movel ment, means4 operated by the feeding mechanism Afor taking the retaining means out of action, and means for imparting through said member when released an additional movement to the feeding means.

29. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, an operating member carried by said feeding means, a catch retaining said member in position, means operated by the feeding means for taking this catch out of action at intervals, means .for imparting movement to said member when released, and means for returning said `member to its original position and thereby imparting an additional movement to the feeding means.

30. An appliancev of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, amovable actuating member adapted to impart motion to said l 31. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feedingV forward a record receiving strip, a sliding drawer serving as the actuating member for sai/d feeding means, an operating member carried by said feeding means, a catch 'normally engaging said member, means operated by said feeding means for taking the catch out of action during the opening of the drawer, means for moving the operating member into the path of the drawer when released so that on the return of the drawer the operating member is returned thereby to its original position and by its return imparts an additional movement to the feeding mechanism.

An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a reciprocating actuating member imparting motion to the said feeding means while moving in one direction, and automatic means for putting the actuating member at intervals into connection with the feeding means during movement in the opposite direction so as to 'give at intervals an additional movement to the feeding means.

33. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, a movable actuating member -imparting motion to said feeding means, a pivotal lever operatively connected with said feeding means, a catch normally engaging said lever, a projection mounted on a moving part of said feeding means and adapted at intervals to act upon the said catch to take it out of engagement, means for moving the pivotal lever into the path ofthe actuating member when released so that the said member can impart additional motion to the feeding means through the intermediary of the lever while restoring the latter to its original position.

34. An appliance of the kind described comprising means for feeding forward a record receiving strip, said means comprising a feed roll and a take-up roll' a rotary shaft, a wheel driven from said shaft, a positive driving means hetween said wheel and f the feed roller, and a driving means mcluding a slipping coupling between the said wheel and .the take-up roller; means lacting upon the rotary shaft for imparting different extents of movement thereto and manually controlled means for determining the extent of the movement to be imparted at each actuation of the feeding means. 

